Texas is the largest producer of wind power in America

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A genuine energy superstar, Texas not only produces more petroleum than any other state, but it also dwarfs other states in wind-power production. In 2017, Texas windmills produced 21,044 megawatts. Iowa, the second-largest producer, reached just 6,952 megawatts.

The richest city in Texas has a per-capita income six times higher than the poorest

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In 2016, the total per capita income in Albany, TX, was about $162.3 billion dollars. In Hebbronville, TX, it was $27.3 billion, or about 5.9 times lower. Albany’s annual per capita income was about 3.3 times higher than the national average for metropolitan areas.

Most Texas exports go south to Mexico

In 2015, Texas exported $11.5 billion worth of goods to China and $25.5 billion worth of product to Canada. That same year, it sent more than $92.4 billion worth of exports down to Mexico.

There are about 28 times more businesses operating in Texas than in Wyoming.

As of the most recent data available from the United States Census, there are 579,168 employer establishments, or businesses, operating in Texas. Wyoming has 20,966, or 27.6 times fewer businesses.

Texas accounts for 10% of total manufacturing in the United States

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In 2017, Texas’ manufacturing output topped $226 billion, meaning the state accounted for one-tenth of all manufacturing dollars generated in America. Manufacturing provided about 865,000 jobs in Texas that year.

Texas has enough crude oil reserves to fill more than 1 million Olympic swimming pools

Texas has a 15.94 billion barrel crude-oil reserve, according to the US Energy Information Administration. That amounts to more than 669 billion gallons of oil. A standard Olympic-sized swimming pool holds just over 660,253 gallons of fluid, meaning Texas’ oil reserves could fill about 1,013,247 of the pools.